Chapter 449: 9: Sharing the Stage Again, Flame Core (6K+) _2

Chapter 449: Chapter 9: Sharing the Stage Again, Flame Core (6K+) _2

Then he told Zhao Yi about the Dream-Entering Skill he had encountered on Daluo Peak.

“You encountered the Dream-Entering Skill while practicing the Meditation Method? How is that possible…”

Zhao Yi’s expression showed shock.

Li Fei was taken aback, “What do you mean?”

“For ordinary people, the cultivation level of the Body Breaking Stage is sufficient to employ the Dream-Entering Skill, but to use it on a martial artist with strong Mind Power, the difficulty is much greater. You’re a Tao Foundation Stage powerhouse; for someone to use the Dream-Entering Skill on you, an ordinary Possession Stage Great Mage couldn’t possibly do it. Even a direct descendant of the Nightmare Sect would need to utilize a powerful Magic Artifact and set up an Array in advance,” Zhao Yi explained.

The Dream-Entering Skill isn’t unique to the Nightmare Sect, but the Nightmare Sect’s version is indeed unparalleled in the world, and even a Possession Stage Great Mage from the sect would struggle to use it on a Tao Foundation Stage powerhouse.

Li Fei understood Zhao Yi’s implication, “So, are you saying we just need to check if any Great Mage from the Nightmare Sect went to the Daluo Sect during that time? If not, could it be that a True Master cast the Dream-Entering Skill on me?!”

He startled himself with the speculation.

A True Master from the Daluo Sect secretly using the Dream-Entering Skill on him, to what end?

Why him?

“As for the content of the dream, I’m at a loss; it’s completely under the control of the other party,” Zhao Yi said to Li Fei.

Li Fei thought for a moment, “Aside from the Dream-Entering Skill, could there be any other possibility?”

Zhao Yi responded, “I would need to carefully go through the books my master left me for that.”

She had only been on the path of cultivation for a few years herself, focusing mainly on increasing her cultivation and practicing Magic, leaving her with little breadth of knowledge on the subject.

“Alright, then I’ll trouble you to help me look into it,” Li Fei said.

He wasn’t one to be passive; now that the matter had come to him, he wanted to be proactive in understanding it.

Only then could he decide whether to solve the problem or avoid the trouble.

With Zhao Yi’s list in hand, Li Fei left her residence and returned to Wuda.

He first visited Qingyun Tower, where he exchanged some of the resources Zhao Yi needed with his Academic Points, then he went back to his dormitory to call Yang Zhe and asked him to prepare the remaining resources on the list.

After absorbing several major forces, the resources at Li Fei’s disposal were truly abundant.

His main shortage was talent.

After completing all of these tasks, Li Fei then headed to Peace Building to request a secluded chamber for closed-door cultivation.

He had nearly completed half of the ‘Unity’ stage of the [Ghostly Foot] and needed only six more days of seclusion to finish!

…

September 8th.

On a train returning to Datong Prefecture City, dozens of members of the Wu’an University Women’s Society were in a carriage.

Du Ya, the president of the Women’s Society, had reserved an entire carriage, so there were only the dozen or so women from their group inside.

“Our president, look, this year’s Martial Arts Exchange Competition even has participants from Pudu Temple!”

Next to the window, a woman whose appearance and temperament were particularly striking passed the newspaper in her hand to Du Ya.

They had taken on a multi-person credit mission, going to a small town to suppress bandits.

Now that the mission was successfully completed, they were on their way back to Wuda.

During their journey, they saw overwhelming news reports related to the Martial Arts Exchange Competition.

Du Ya took the newspaper and read it thoughtfully.

As the daughter of the Inspection General Bureau’s Inspector General, she had developed a keen ‘political sense’ under her father’s tutelage and saw many hidden messages in the information reported on the paper.

“Wow, the prizes for this competition are at least double what they were in the first one! Is the court being so generous?”

“It also says here that the Crown Prince specially set up an additional bonus for the first place winner.”

“Where is that, let me see.”

“…”

The female students in the carriage passed around the newspaper and discussed the upcoming Martial Arts Exchange Competition.

“President, you were just shy of the top sixteen in the last competition, and now that you’ve developed your Force, you’ll surely make further progress.”

A fellow student said to Du Ya.

Du Ya smiled wryly in self-deprecation,

“The competition this year is many times more fierce than the first one. I’m afraid I’ll have a hard time even making it into the top thirty-two.”

“Really? A Refining Strength Martial Master can’t make it into the top thirty-two?”

“Yeah, that seems a bit too exaggerated.”

Everyone found it unbelievable.

The levels at the twelve universities were not significantly different. Those who could reach the Qi Change Stage within the four years of university were considered to have a lot of talent, and the vast majority of students at the time of graduation were still stuck in the Qi Change Early Stage and hadn’t yet realized the corresponding Heart Realm.

Du Ya was 25 this year, right on the age limit for the Martial Arts Exchange Competition, and this would be her last one.

Having just broken through to the Qi Change Middle Stage and becoming a Refining Strength Martial Master, under normal circumstances, she might have a chance to make an impact at the competition. But after reading today’s newspaper, she immediately knew she stood no chance…

In the first Exchange Competition, the Taoist Three Sects gave the twelve universities some leeway, not sending all their elite disciples. The most talented individuals within the sects did not participate.